Sasha's Bears

A Bear family

29 January 2026

Wendy came to Sasha's Teddy Bear Hospital to be repaired in time for her lifelong owner's 70th birthday. I re-stuffed her with kapok, mended some holes on her face, legs and shoulders, and topped up her nose embroidery. After a good clean, Wendy became much brighter and fluffier - and as sprightly as any 70-year-old could wish to be.

A nice Merrythought teddy called Percy was in a pretty good shape for his age, even though he had accompanied his owner everywhere for nearly 40 years. The reason Percy decided to get spuced up a bit was that he was about to be passed on to his owner's baby, due next month. I replaced his paw pads, re-embroidered his nose, and gave him new stuffing. A good clean and brushing made Percy soft and fluffy again, and ready for new adventures.

I am sometimes asked to make some quick emergency repairs - and so it was with Teddy. While his owner was cleaning the Hospital windows, I reattached his torn ears and mended a tear on his neck. In the end, the owner was as pleased that her beloved Teddy was whole again as I was with how nice and shiny my windows were))

25 January

It was Australia week at Sasha's Teddy Bear Hospital!

First, I treated yet another Koala. His name was Gummy, and even though he was in his 60s, like several other koalas whom I had treated before, his skin was not as fragile as I feared. I reattached his torn ear, patched a big hole on his chest, and re-stitched most of the seams, so Gummy went home very happy.

My next patient was Rupert, who was keen to be reunited with his owner in Australia. However, he was not allowed into the country as long as he had his original natural woodwool stuffing! So, in addition to patching some holes and giving Rupert a new growler so that he could talk again, I had to remove all the woodwool and replace it with 100% synthetic Polyfill. I gave the owner's daughter a sample of Rupert's new stuffing, and wrote a letter to the Australian customs to assure them that he no longer had any natural fibre inside.

19 January

A nice rabbit called Baba, aged about 40, was admitted to Sasha's Teddy Bear Hospital after being savaged by a dog. Fortunately, the owner had a very good photo of Baba from years ago, which helped me restore her to her former glory - and also make her a dress like one she used to wear when she was younger.

Another patient, a traditional Teddy in his 70s, had managed to preserve his fur in a lovely condition because he always wore a jumper and pants. He came to the Hospital to have his neck joint repaired. I also replaced Teddy's paw pads with new ones that replicated the original.

12 January

Sasha's Teddy Bear Hospital reopened after a short Christmas and New Year break, and my first patient of the year was TedTed. Though quite young (he has just turned 13), he needed a fairly comprehensive treatment, having never before left his owner's side.

TedTed received new stuffing and had all this holes mended. He also reverted to his original colour following a good clean - much to his owner's surprise and delight.

My next two patients were good friends who came to the Hospital together. Koala, aged 60 plus, had a huge hole in his belly, which I mended for him. I also replaced his unusual stuffing with more traditional woodwool. Despite his venerable age, Koala still had a perfectly working music box inside him!

His friend Wow-Wow, aged over 60 as well, also received new stuffing and had a lot of holes patched. Being a rather hairy dog certainly helped, as the patches were well hidden under Wow-Wow's long fluffy fur.

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